Shoe and full-length outer-sole therefor.



0. 0. DAVISI SHOE AND FULL LENGTH OUTER SOLE IHEREFOR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6-.1916.

l, 1 9 l ,498. Patented July 18, 1916.

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4 SHOE am) FULL-LENGTH OUTER-SOLE Trina-neon.

; Specification in Letters Patent. P te ted 18 1916. I

Application filed March 6, 191 s. serial'ii'o. 82,308;

To all whom itmay concern: I I

Be it known that I, OSCAR O. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, residing, at Brockton, in the county of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoes and Full- Length Outer-Soles Therefor, of wh ch the following is a specification.

" This invention relates to, a shoe having a full'length outer sole which includes a heelportion forming a seat for the usual heelof leather or other suitable material, seated on and projecting below the heelend of the outerv sole. v

The invention has for its ob ect,' first, to provide, as an article of manufacture, a full length tion anda shank portion formed in one whole forming a combined outer sole and piece from relatively inelastic material such as leather, and a heel portion of elastlc material attached to the shank portion, the

cushioning heel seat which is attachable as stituting a as above stated.

a single piece or part to the inner sole and upper of a'shoe,

Of the accompanying drawings forming-a part of this specification: Figure l represents a top view of an inner sole embodymg myinvention; Fig. 2 represents' a bottom view of thesame Fig: 3 represents a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 represents, partly slice the bottom of which includes the-full length composite outer sole shown by the preceding figures.

The same reference characters indicate the same or similar parts in all the views. p

In carrying out my invention I provide a full length outer sole composed of a fore length outer sole composed of a fore portion and a shank portion formed in one piece-1 from relatively inelastic material, and'aheel' po'rtion of elastic material attached to the portion 12, shank portion 13 formed in one piece therewith,

' "The elastic heel portion 14 is united to the and "lly scarfing the forward outer sole composed of a fore porin elevation and partly. in section, a

said portions being of,

suitable relatively inelastic wear-resisting material 'such as sole leather, and a heel portion14: of elastic material such as ,rubberor a composition containing rubber.

portion to form a beveled face.14,said' faces being abutted together and united by a film.

of cement.

The sole thusconstructed is adapted to be incorporated in a shoe in any suitable way, and 1s handledasasingle piece or part.

I A saving in the cost of manufacture is efl'ected, especially when the fore and shank portions are'made of sole leather, by reason of the fact-that the elastic heel portion, 1m-

parting a full length to the outer sole, costs less than the corresponding area of solo leather formed'integral with the shank pol.-

, tion. The heel portion 14 alsoconstitutes an as l elastic seat andcushion for the usual heel 15, said heel-being secured to the body of the shoeby suitable means, such as nails 16',

passing through the heel portion Hand en-i gaged' with the heel portion of the usual innor sole 17, as-shown by Fig. 4. f The length of the heel 15 is preferably such that its forward portion. covers the joint formed by' the cemented faces 13 and 1 4 g It will'now length outer sole above' described is adapted to be handled, and incorporated iii-the shoe,

as a single part, involves no departure from the usual methods .ofbottoming theshoe,

lecreasesthe expense of the outer sole as a whole, and provldesla cushioning heel seat "for the usual heel of the shoe.

a0 be seen that the composite full I use the term relatively inelastic to chara'oterize a material such as sole leather, whichis much less elastic than the rubber of which the heeljportion 14: is composed-.

Having described my invention, 1' claim:

1. As an article of manufacture, a full length outersole composed of a fore portion and. a shank portion. formed in one piece from relatively inelastic material, and a heel portion ,ofelastic material formed separately'from and-attached to the shank portionand forming a' cushioning heel-seat.

'2. As an article of manufacture s, full shank portion and forming-a cushioning heel 3. A shoe com-prising an upper,- an inner solo, a full length-outer sole composed of a fore portion, a shank'portion formed in one memes piece with the fore portion from relatively- 10 inelastic material, and a eel portion of elastic material attached to the shank portion, and a heel seated on said elastic heel portion and attached thereto and to the inner sole, the said. shank and elastic heel portions being united by a transverse joint and 13 the heel being formed to cover said joint.

In testimony whereof Lhave affixed my signature- OSCAR c. DAVIS. 

